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Sweets vs Confectionery - What's the difference?

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Confectionery is a synonym of sweets.



As nouns the difference between sweets and confectionery

is that sweets is confectionery, candy while confectionery is foodstuffs that taste very sweet, taken as a group; candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.

sweets

English

(wikipedia sweets)

Noun

(head)
  • (British, plurale tantum) Confectionery, candy.
  • A term of endearment; sweetheart.
  • I miss you, sweets .

    Derived terms

    * boiled sweets

    confectionery

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Foodstuffs]] that taste very sweet, taken as a group; [[candy, candies, sweetmeats and confections collectively.
  • (uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.
  • A store where confectionery is sold; a confectioner's shop.
  • Synonyms

    * candy (US), sweets (UK) * (business of manufacturing confectionery) sweet-making, sweet manufacture * (shop where confectionary is sold) confectioner's, candy store (US), sweet shop (UK)